Recent reviews by BlameBrian

10/10
The Emperor Approves.
A game that is all about the players and will for sure have longevity in mind. It a glimpse to the past where you didn't have to worry about big corpos trying to nickle and dime you for every little thing. Overall a damn good game, it's fun/challenging and even better with friends! Get it now and support these amazing devs! May the Emperor Protect!

Everything I do is for Super Earth.

4/10 Overall
In the state this game is I do not recommend it but I like it.

Story: 5/10
(Spoiler Warning)
A story like this was definitely the wrong call to be in the Arkham Universe (Should've been an else world story)

The story was a bit fun and the writing is as expected form a game written in the style of James Gunn's work. The overall plot to kill the JL is as expected, I thought they would back away from it and find some cheesy way to save them instead but I am genuinely surprised that they didn't go in the direction I had originally thought. The cut scenes are actually really solid, I wasn't expecting the acting and facial mo-cap to be that good honestly.

Addressing the "elephant" in the room. This story is centered around you killing The Justice League. Plain and simple, it's what you do. So when I saw all the hate for how Batman was killed, all I can think is "but that's what the game is about?". I understand people being upset that this was the late and great Kevin Conroy's last performance but when you play this game and hear his voice, you know he poured his heart and soul into the character as he always had before. So people saying this was a waste of his last performance, I disagree. Nobody knew he was gonna die so soon and nobody knew this was gonna be his last project, everyone involved in making the game and writing his character were just following the narrative of the game. Of course they weren't gonna write him differently as if they knew he was gonna pass away. The hate for the writing and use of his character is unjustified and overall disrespectful to Kevin Conroy, he played Batman in a darker light which was fun but overall it was amazing to hear him for one last time.

Gameplay: 6/10
The gameplay is pretty simple and a bit boring. (When fighting small enemy groups)

Traversing the city is really dope depending on what character you're playing, for example I think King Shark has the best type of movement for this game with his super jump and ability to swim in the air or like Deadshot and his Jetpack but for Cpt. Boomerang and Harely it's not the best. Boomerang can "teleport" I.E. Run super fast to the spot he marks with his Boomerang and Harely has Batmans glider and Bat Grapple as combo but both feel so clunky and unpolished. I'm really surprised that Harely being given Batmans actual traversal methods is the worst for me but I feel like a lot of it has to do with the fact that you have to wait in-between each use of the grapple and the timing gets longer and longer which really ruins the flow of movement.

Besides Traversal let's talk actual combat, overall it's fun but simple within it's own right. At first I thought it the gameplay was gonna be very one note as most gameplay had a big focus on upper cutting someone in the air and then juggling them with your gun but there are other mechanics to think about. The juggling mechanic does extra damage and drops more ammo on kill, shooting an enemy in the leg turns enemies blue requiring you to perform a melee attack to gain more shield drops, and certain enemies have small lighting indicators warning you to "counter" them leaving them in a slight stunned state. All these mechanics are fun in a large group of enemies but in small groups it's very dull. There are also these things called "Afflictions" which are essentially elemental debuffs that have their own special properties against enemies, really nothing else needs to be said on that. Every character gets their own unique ability to dish out massive damage to a large group or to deal out damage to one specific enemy (Typically you would use it on a bigger enemy type or use it as an escape to gain a quick burst of shield on a smaller enemy type).

Boss fights is where i think I had the most fun to be honest. They were a bit the same except Batman's but besides that, this is where you're traversal skills/counter skills are put to the test and it makes you feel like you're playing an easier version of a bullet hell type game. There is a lot of potential here for future boss fights and hopefully future missions.

End Game content / Gameplay loop: 3/10

I don't honestly see a reason to play once you finish the campaign. I get it that you wanna get more loot and see those damage numbers go up for that dopamine rush but overall there isn't enough unique missions for you too keep playing and there isn't enough loot variety for you too keep loot hunting. The missions you started out with in the story are the same missions you're doing at the end of the game and that's honestly really sad. I can only wish that they would update the game in the future with different missions or special event missions or hell give me what ever a dungeon would look like in a game like this where the end boss is beating Brainiac again or some kind of big boss type because the boss fights for this game were pretty fun. Basically the start of the game is the same as the end of the game with only difference is you being a bit stronger.

TL;DR
This game shouldn't have been in the same Universe as the Arkham Series and the end game content is heavily lacking. I'll keep playing because personally I'm having fun but it's not a game I would recommend till I see the game going in a better direction.

This is the best game I've played in a really long time!
People will be talking about this game for years!

For the Emperor!!!

8/10
I love the Cyberpunk genre and this world. I bought it and played a little on release but decided to wait till the game was a bit more stable to actually finish it. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that this game is definitely worth a try now but it is far from what we were promised. Lucky for us is the devs are still working on it and hasn't dropped the game and hopefully this game can make a "No Mans Sky" comeback in the future. At some points for the bugs and glitches I just feel like I'm playing a future Skyrim lol

I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ LOVE THIS GAME! 10/10.

Buggy and high que times. Good gameplay and amazing world. I love this game but it needs work. Please try it out and grow this game.

My first ever Splinter Cell play through and I had a fun experience. The stealth in this game made you feel like a Batman that kills. The Combat side of things if you chose not to go stealth was a bit lackluster and didn't feel as fluid as the stealth option but what am I to expect from a Splinter Cell game. I really do miss the linear style of game this old titles used to run by now it's all about the open world, which is great but sometimes it's a bit unnecessary. Unfortunately the online features are dead in the water so you can't play with your friends so I don't think it's worth the asking price so I recommend getting it on a sale.

This game is a 8/10 and is definitely worth a try but only purchase on a sale.

I give this game a 6.5/10. It's visuals seem to take a lot of inspiration from Zdzisław Beksiński's work and I love it! The gameplay is a bit slow and wonky and the story is hit or miss, for me it was a hit till the end. I wont spoil anything but for me there was a lot of build up for a weak and pointless ending. Beyond that it's not a bad game. I would think of this game as some kinda HBO one off show. Visuals are great, gameplay weak, and story is 50/50. Good luck everyone!